City of Philadelphia - File #: 120266

• File #: 120266
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/29/2012
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 3/29/2012
• Title: Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University For Its Invaluable Contributions To The Environmental and Natural Sciences As The Oldest Natural History Museum In The Nation-On The Occasion Of The Academy's 200th Anniversary: 1812-2012.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Oh, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Jones

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/29/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar	Pass
3/29/2012	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED

Title
Recognizing, Honoring, and Celebrating The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University For Its Invaluable Contributions To The Environmental and Natural Sciences As The Oldest Natural History Museum In The Nation-On The Occasion Of The Academy's 200th Anniversary: 1812-2012.
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WHEREAS, In 1812, seven amateur naturalists founded the Academy of Natural Sciences for, "the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning"; and

WHEREAS, In the year 2012, the Academy of Natural Sciences completes its 200th year and begins its third century as the oldest natural history museum in the nation; and

WHEREAS, The Academy of Natural Sciences is internationally known for its collections of over 18 million specimens, including the first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton, Thomas Jefferson's fossil collection, specimens from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the magnificent original wildlife drawings of John Audubon; and

WHEREAS, The Academy of Natural Sciences' members have included nine Nobel Laureates, two United States presidents, and the current Dalai Lama; and

WHEREAS, The Academy of Natural Sciences is not just a repository of historical artifacts, but an ongoing research center with scientists studying global warming in Mongolia, avian-flu carriers in Vietnam, and fossils from Pennsylvania to Patagonia-as well as many other important subjects in many other places that will result in knowledge useful in understanding the past, dealing with the present, and planning for the future; and

WHEREAS, In the year 2011, the Academy of Natural Sciences merged with Drexel University to develop the synergy of Academy researchers and collections with Drexel's educators and students; and

WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia looks forward to yet another century of excellent scientific leadership from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE C...